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Council hires officer to respond to junk car complaints
By Sam Shriver - sshriver@limanews.com
LIMA The City of Lima will soon have an officer dedicated to the enforcement of junk vehicle violations and other vehicle violations.
Lima council, on its first reading, approved legislation establishing the position of a part-time Vehicle Enforcement Officer. That position will be filled by an Ohio certified peace officer. The officer will work around 20 hours a week for up to 38 weeks for a total of 760 hours per year. He or she will be employed between March 15 and Dec. 31 and be paid up to $19,650.
Pedal bar in Putnam County, outdoor areas in Wapakoneta and Lima hope to drive business
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
A glass of wine or beer awaits customers who booked an outing with the Tiffin Pedal Co.
Photo courtesty of The Tiffin Pedal Co.
A pedal bar can be seen moving around Tiffin at night.
Photo courtesty of The Tiffin Pedal Co.
Ottawa resident Andy Beaston got the idea for the Titan Trolley after seeing a pedal bar like the one pictured in Tiffin.
Photo courtesty of The Tiffin Pedal Co.
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Photo courtesty of The Tiffin Pedal Co.
Jim Krumel: Lima may have a DAD-WOC-GOW-ABA-BAV-WOF in its future
Jim Krumel
Let’s see.
What is this new thing Lima City Council is being asked to approve? A “downtown outdoor refreshment area.” Or, DORA, for short.
It does sound better than calling it a “designated area downtown where one can go outside with a burger and brew and visit with old friends.” Or, DAD-WOC-GOW-ABA-BAV-WOF, for long.
Anyway, Lima’s thinking about getting one of those things.
So, what do you think?
Downtown Lima Inc. believes this could be the long-awaited magnet to lure people back to the heart of the city. It does sound like fun. And it sure beats the idea pitched way-back-when of building an indoor ice rink to attract the multitudes. Remember that one? If not, don’t worry. It’s best forgotten.
Priorities at heart of Lima Housing Task Force’s work
By David Trinko - dtrinko@limanews.com
LIMA The quest to update Lima’s stock of available housing is starting to develop its own language.
Terms such as “healthy neighborhood,” “tipping point” and “revitalization neighborhood” took center stage at Tuesday’s meeting of the Lima Housing Task Force as it tries to figure out how to best solve the problem.
One possible answer may be a new type of zoning, “form-based codes.”
The recently completed assessment of Lima’s housing stock by Columbus-based Harsany & Associates looked at the city by census tract, said Sharetta Smith, the chair of the committee and Lima’s chief of staff. Along the way, it labeled some neighborhoods as “healthy,” mostly on the west side and northernmost parts of the city, as well as surrounding townships. That means there is “market-sustaining occupancy” and demand for housing in those 10 areas.